About this episode

The episode discusses strategies for businesses to avoid IP litigation and the impact of the Unified Patent Court.

Rapid shifts in the intellectual property landscape are raising new challenges for businesses striving to avoid the last resort of litigation and the resulting drain on time and resources. Zacco’s Thomas Rukin, the group IP litigation director, and Maria Beijer, a senior partner, highlight the key considerations in a podcast with Phil Myers, Managing IP’s commercial editor. The following points are addressed: How the Unified Patent Court’s introduction has affected the handling of patent disp...

People in this episode

Host: Phil Myers

Guests: Thomas Rukin, Maria Beijer

Topics covered

• intellectual property
• litigation
• Unified Patent Court
• business strategy
• risk mitigation

Keywords

• intellectual property
• litigation
• Unified Patent Court
• business
• risk mitigation
• patent
• Zacco

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Zacco, Managing IP

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